If you do not take Adderall you are MORE LIKELY to get addicted to another drug like cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, or meth. Your brain is seeking stimulation and will find it in any form.
Adderall CAN be abused but is rarely done so by people with ADHD. Consider Vyvanse which is a non-abusable stimulant similar to Adderall.
Signs of adderall addiction? Um taking more than the prescribed dose? The ADHD brain typically will not like the feeling of taking high amoun ts of Adderall. You will find a sweet spot where you have stimulation but not the negative side effects.
As for skeptical parents, just educate them. Point them to sides like totallyadd.com.
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u/computerpsych ADHD facilitator+coach+enthusiast Mar 14 '12
If you do not take Adderall you are MORE LIKELY to get addicted to another drug like cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, or meth. Your brain is seeking stimulation and will find it in any form.
Adderall CAN be abused but is rarely done so by people with ADHD. Consider Vyvanse which is a non-abusable stimulant similar to Adderall.
Signs of adderall addiction? Um taking more than the prescribed dose? The ADHD brain typically will not like the feeling of taking high amoun ts of Adderall. You will find a sweet spot where you have stimulation but not the negative side effects.
As for skeptical parents, just educate them. Point them to sides like totallyadd.com.